USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home, Acting Navy Secretary says

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the U.S. as the aircraft carrier’s long deployment has come under scrutiny over reported harsh conditions the sailors onboard have worked under.  “The USS Abraham Lincoln crushed their deployment and will return home soon as

The Navy is moving another aircraft carrier toward the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after its deployment stretched beyond eight months and reports of dire conditions aboard the vessel have emerged. The USS George Washington, the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, was traveling west from th

"It will be a combination of economic isolation like ‌the world has ​never seen before, ​and ​the continued blockade in ‌the Strait of ​Hormuz," Bessent said.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal distributed a letter on Wednesday requesting that the U.S. Navy account for conditions aboard the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.